Helios vs Katsumaru

[Guyviroth]

• 30 meters apart
  
• no attacking on first post

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The expanse was large, large enough to fit an entire shinobi academy into. And that was for just the stands circumventing the arena grounds. the dust blew lightly within the gentle breeze to the dancing of the mellow grass underfoot. It was awkward for Helios to be here; it would be the first real fight he'd ever been in. Regardless, he kept a firm grip on his chokuto, awaiting for his opponent to arrive. His heart raced extensively, his throat seemed to close up, hard to breathe, lungs not taking in as much as he wanted. Perhaps, he thought, he wasn't ready.

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Chokuto straight sword, Kakkaou wrist blade.

[Katsumaru]

The fated day had come, a battle not simply for honor, but also life. Should Jiyuu fail, he will simply waste away, fade, his every accomplishment a waste. The Shikigami’s gray eyes lingered on his foe, pouch with a variety of tools on the left hip and a rapier on the right. He was prepared.

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Items:

Everything in the Bio except the ANBU Armor.

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[Guyviroth]

Helios eyed his opponent but he didn't seem to find anything special about him, but he still felt uncomfortable around this man. But why? What he naturally strong? Was Helios worrying too much? Or did he just not have any confidence in his own abilities? Regardless, Helios tried to maintain his stance, taking deep breaths. His discipline in Kyuudo began to relax his body, make his eyesight much clearer and his breathing slower, allowing him to focus and concentrate on his opponent much better. Slowly, Helios flrexed his right fingers before grasping ahold of the handle of his sword, staring intently at his opponent. Quickly he sprinted forwards to attack his opponent.

[Katsumaru]

Jiyuu’s only advantage in this battle was the distance; should his foe come close he will find himself in a rather dire condition. While a rapier hangs from his side, the man is not overly capable in using it. Immediately, upon his foes movements, he burst into action of his own, hand reaching into the pouch to pull forth a kunai, the metal’s gleam suppressed by white parchment. With a flick of the wrist the man released the kunai directly towards his foe’s legs.

Jiyuu continued, and upon releasing the kunai his hands begun a dance, one seal after another formed, the movement of the fingers quite fluid, at an enhanced pace, almost a blur. The effect of the jutsu was subtle, incredibly much so, for rather than wounding the body, it affected the mind, tricked it into believing that the body was at harm. Upon completion of the seals, unless the foe had found a way to prevent it, his legs would feel weak, incredibly much so ¹ – likely leading to a forward collapse as the swordsman was currently running. It was rather dangerous due to the charge – and not only would it make the charge difficult, if not impossible, but evading the kunai would become quite difficult with the weakened legs.

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Genjutsu Potency; B – 20 Meters
Genjutsu Duration; B - 3 Rounds
Genjutsu Effectiveness; D – 1 Target

Efficient Sealing I

1

Ashigatsuru no Jutsu (Jelly Dead Leg) [50 EXP]
Rank: C
Type: Basic Genjutsu
Handseals: Yes.
Chakra: Mid
Special: Affects a single target, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: With this simple illusion, the target will begin to feel their logs loose and wobbly, almost as if they had become glue or jelly. This forces the victim to not feel pain, but instead lose balance and feel wobbly.
Domain: Universal Genjutsu

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[Guyviroth]

Helios didn't need to rely on avoiding; avoiding would cost him time to which he could be spent advancing towards his opponent. Quickly, he unsheathed his sword and swatted the kunai out of the air to one side, but as he did he felt his legs numb for a strange reason, first, the left left gave way and dropped to his knee, but then the right knee buckled as well, causing him to tumble suddenly forwards by a few meters, still distant from his opponent. Looking towards Jiyuu, he noticed the handseals, but he honestly thought he was goign to use some sort of release. Seems like some sort of Genjutsu, but a technique Helios wasn't versed with.

Helios placed a single hand on the ground below him to stop the forward momentum. He began to think to himself, if he was any slower at deflecting the kunai it would of struck him along the side when he collapsed to one knee. Sighing, Helios grasped at the handle of the chokuto again and began to stand up, slowly, but his legs felt so numb and jittery that it was a difficult task. Running was out of the question, and he began to think walking was, too. he had to try and wait it out as much as he could; the genjutsu couldn't hold forever. Keeping his guard up, Helios had to play defensive for the time being.

[Katsumaru]

the metal’s gleam suppressed by white parchment.

It seemed as if matters had been simpler than he had anticipated. In that moment when the foe swatted the kunai away, Jiyuu broke his series of handseals – the swordsman would be unaffected by the genjutsu, but that did not matter, for what followed took but a single handseal. When the kunai clashed with the sword, Jiyuu activated the exploding tag, the eruption ringing loudly, covering an area of five meters, sure to tear into Helios’s skin and flesh. After all, it was triggered in that moment when it was close, connecting with his blade in that defensive maneuver. The chances of survival were slim

For good measure, Jiyuu reached into his pouch once again, this time pulling forth two kunai, also both tagged. With a flick of his wrist he threw them both towards the foe, should he still be in one piece from the previous exploding tag.

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[Guyviroth]

Helios was starting to grit his teeth tightly now as the explosion from the kunai knocked him sideways in a blast of flame and force. thankfully the kunai was knocked a little distance away as soon as the tag went off, so point blank range was avoided. Still though, much of Helios' clothing was blasted away in the explosion, but thankfully the majority of the sleeve was left in tact in order to keep his kakkou wrist blade hidden. Much of the hakama and obi were charred away in the blast. He didn't think the fight would be this serious but now he was beginning to understand that he was way over his own head. But he couldn't give up.

Helios looked up through his mess of hair, seeing his opponent throw another two kunai. It was obvious that he was attempting to set up the same tactic again, but no matter what the opponent did, at the moment Helios could not do much against it. Helios had to resort to using the first gate. Quickly, overwhelming chakra began to blast around him as his brain began to unlock the limits of his muscles. Quickly, he jumped several meters forwards and over the kunai, well out of their vertical blast radius before sprinting towards his opponent. As he got close, he quickly unsheathed his weapon for a quick Diagonal Cut.

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Kesagiri (Diagonal Cut)
Rank: D-D-D-D-D-D
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Stamina: Low
Special: Each time retrained, 'D' ranked damage is stacked.
Description: Commencing from a standing position, the practitioner draws and strikes an approaching attacker then sheathes. As they invest more time and practice into the art of offensive sheathing, their overall offensive rating shall increase.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battojutsu 'D'.

[1] Kaimon (Gate of Opening)
Rank: C-C-C-C
Type: Supplementary / Nintaijutsu / Kinjutsu
Range: Self
Chakra/Stamina: Very Low
Handseals: No
Special: See subjutsu. Lasts for one turn, plus one more each time retrained. Intense flow of chakra is able to disrupt regular Genjutsu 'C' ranked and lower. Once activated, the user moves at twice their normal speed, to the point a normal eye has trouble seeing the user (+200%), seeing the figure in blurs and not as a whole. Upon deactivation, fatigue settles and lasts as long as Gate was active, yields strain, and restricts user to Taijutsu 'A' ranked and under for the remainder of the fatigue.
Description: The first stage of the Eight Gates, the Gate of Opening (開門, Kaimon) is located in the brain, and upon activation, releases the brain's restraints, allowing full power usage of the body's muscles. Unlocking this gate allows the user to use extremely strong techniques, such as the Iron Fist's Frontal Lotus.
Domain: Hachimon.

[Katsumaru]

There was no better way to put it. Jiyuu was fucked for all practical purposes, if he did not act quickly, for his foe, through some means, moved in a burst of speed so rapid that the Shikigami did not know what to anticipate. In that moment when Helios leapt over the kunai, Jiyuu made a fine use of his mastery over paper yet again, hands moving furiously fast as the foe approached. His opponent was around ten meters away when the wings grew ¹, and quickly they carried Jiyuu diagonally backwards at a speed of eight meters per second.

The purpose of the hand seals was twofold; due to his fine control over the Shikigami’s chakra, the man could perform two actions simultaneously, and the seals continued after the wings had grown and he flew into the air. From his body, several sheets of paper fluttered forth, five to be exact, crumpled together, but only two moved downwards. The other three grenades remained close to the Shikigami as they hovered upwards with him. The foe was already close to where Jiyuu stood previously, within striking distance (if he were still on the ground), and the Shikigami was now ten meters in the air, still rising, but the most important factor was that he was out of the explosions range. The two grenades moved quickly, as fast as Jiyuu flew, and by the end of their flight one was above Helios and one directly ahead. With but a simple mental command both erupted into a six meter explosion, eager to tear into the foes flesh.

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Efficient Sealing I
Double Casting I
Crafting Paper Skill; B
Paper Speed; A
Paper Grenade; C C C C C, 6 Meter Explosion Range

[Guyviroth]

Helios was not about to let this guy get away from him, not again at least. As he saw the guy sprout wings of paper, Helios watched with intent as he darted away. Helios was about to dash forwards, but he then noticed how Jiyuu had utilized another, vastly different technique; small, ball-like crumpled sheets of paper began to float. After taking such an explosion, Helios couldn't take any chances with this shinobi considering he nearly killed him in two moves. But Helios could just sit back and do nothing; he had to act while the first gate remain active, otherwise he'd be screwed if he couldn't at least wear down the opponent.

Thankfully, the genjutsu seemed to be relenting on its effect; his legs were still feeling so weak from the genjutsu but at least he could move them, if not for the genjutsu running out but because the life gate was giving him the energy to do it. As Helios noticed the two balls float towards him, he sprinted off towards one of the sides quickly before initiating the Strength of the first gate. His attacks were now going to be considerably stronger now, but he still had to reach his opponent.

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Strength
Rank: C-C-C
Type: Passive / Nintaijutsu / Kinjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Represents strength boost received from Kaimon. Once activated, all Taijutsu, basic or advanced, shall have 'C' ranked damage stacked on at all times, equal to the amount of times retrained.

[Katsumaru]

Jiyuu now hovered at twenty meters, quite a bit out of the foe’s reach – and as he moved to that height, two of the grenades also hovered downwards, leaving one directly nearby. The two that approached split on their way, the first flying in an arc around to move towards Helios from behind and the second came directly from above towards his head. The Shikigami reached into his pouch to pull forth a single tool, a hikari, or light bomb, and threw it directly downwards into Helios’s path. As soon as it landed, the light bomb would erupt, creating a blinding, ten meter flash. Glancing into that, at least for a moment, inhibits vision tremendously.

And Jiyuu’s plan relied on that moment of blinding. For if his foe was blinded, the paper grenades would approach and explode from nearby subtly, one from behind and the other from above, their explosive range still six meters.

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[Guyviroth]

Helios no longer had much room to move; he was still waiting for Jiyuu to waste his grenades as he saw the other two expode from a distance, deducting they were some sort of paper bomb, infused with chakra to induce an explosive reaction. As Jiyuu began to descend, Helios knew that he still wasn't in range and had to waist it out a bit longer. However, as Jiyuu began to move Helios noticed two of the remaining three grenades descend and circle around him, but then noticed as his opponent began to dig into his pouch for something else. Thinking it to be another bomb, as soon as Jiyuu tossed it, Helios once again dashed to the side, away from the two grenades and the light bomb and began to run up the wall quickly.

The three bombs exploded, Helios wasn't affected by the bright glare the bomb emitted having looking at the wall whilst traversing up the verticle climb. As he reached the top of the 20m wall, he lunged out towards Jiyuu, aiming to sever him in half with a quick strike of his sword, drawing it for an horizontal attack before sheathing it again quickly.

[Katsumaru]

While Helios moved quickly, Jiyuu saw the movement along the wall clearly – and backed away, wings still sprouting from the back as they carried him away quickly, out of the range of the sword strike before it came even close – before Helios even reached the top of the wall. Jiyuu’s only advantage here was the distance, which he continually increased, that was his only chance at victory. As the Shikigami moved backwards, he still had one grenade remaining, but it was not the explosive ball which was to be employed. With the evasive, backwards movement his hands began yet another series of hand seals, this one, in hopes of finishing the battle swiftly. Jiyuu rather not risk the foe coming close, and should he wait too long, the sword will be sure to tear into his flesh.

While these seals took slightly longer than any previous, they finished at a quickened pace nonetheless. The finale had come (or at least that was what Jiyuu had expected)..for from his body the most massive wave of paper seen in this battle sprouted forth, ten meters wide and nine long, coming from an upward angle. The reason for approach was vital – The foe ran upwards along the wall, and it was this angular approach that would expose him to the wave regardless of which direction he chose to go. Leaping forward, downward, or simply standing still. Upon contact, should it be successful, the papers would simply wrap around his figure, suffocate the man.

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Paper Speed; A
Baku Kamishouha (Bursting Paper Collision Waves) [100 EXP]
Rank: B
Type: Ninjutsu, Offensive
Range: 30 meters.
Handseals: No.
Chakra: High
Special: The user releases an incredible wave, equal in size to the user's maximum allowed size of paper creations, comprised of hundreds of sheets of paper towards the opponent. The wave itself is generally wider than it is taller, so that is a wide area of effect. The wave will travel up to 30 meters and will attempt to bury anyone caught within the wave under the mountains of paper. Because the paper is filled with the user's chakra, the user is capable of knowing the location of anyone who was caught within the wave, and can then proceed to follow up with other Paper Ninjutsu attacks. The wave's strength is dependent upon the user's own Crafting Paper Strength and Paper Elemental Resistance.
Description: A wave of paper that rolls across the ground, similar to a tsunami wave, and attempts to catch opponents within it.
Domain: Shikigami

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[Guyviroth]

It wasn't something Helios had expected. In fact, it was something that he didn't want to happen. He had planned it out so carefully in his mind, trying to keep three steps ahead of his opponent but it was painfully obvious that Kiyuu was ahead of him. Then again, that's why he's the Hokage, and Helios was a simple Genin. As the torrent of paper began to flow towards him, he kept calm, trying not to worry too much about the oncoming attack. He knew that this was his last strike, and he had to make it count no matter what it took.

As Helios dived forwards, the paper bega to convulse around him, but a slight flicker was seen from Helios for a brief moment. The paper began to overlap eachother, around Helios, and then after a brief moment, stopped. However, a puff of smoke was given off from the figure, showing to only be a small stone covered in sheets of paper. Helios had to resort to using his body replacement jutsu for that attack, but then suddenly ended up behind Jiyyu, giving off a final Diagonal Slash to his opponent from the rear. After the attack, Helios had to land on the ground hard, trying to support himself and his body by kneeling on his sword, considerably out of breath.

[Katsumaru]

The replacement technique allowed for evasion in that last moment, but Jiyuu continued to move upwards, and hence, the strike that came for his back missed - after all, the Shikigami moved at an incredible pace. But the grenade remained, explosion roaring as the man was mid strike, sure to be torn apart. Six meters, and most importantly, Jiyuu, with the speed of the wings, quickly flew out of the range.